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Thousands of families that fled fighting in Zamboanga City in September 2013 are still living in makeshift shelters and tents in overcrowded spaces. Credit: OCHA/Russell Geekie
Thousands of families that fled fighting in Zamboanga City in September 2013 are still living in makeshift shelters and tents in overcrowded spaces.

25 March 2014: In early 2014, the worst rains in five years caused heavy flooding and landslides affecting an estimated 335,000 people. In response, the Emergency Relief Coordinator approved a rapid response grant from CERF on 25 March. The US$3.2 million allocation will support critical assistance, including the provision of shelter, food, sanitation facilities and access to clean water....

7 March 2014, Sarh, Chad: Children living at the Doyaba transit site in southern Chad poke ripening mangoes with long sticks, trying to make them fall. More than 90,000 people have fled to Chad from the Central African Republic, trying to escape the violence that has gripped the country. Credit: OCHA / Philippe Kropf
Tens of thousands of people have fled violence in the Central African Republic...